Water-elevating device



June 5, 1923. v

' P. T. NELSON WATER ELEVATING DEVICE Fiied Jan. 24 I922 2 Sheets-Sheetl WITNESS: ATTORNEY June 5, 1923. 1,457,995 P. T. NELSON WATER ELEVATINGDEVICE Filed Jan. 24 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 5, 1923.

carr es stares PETER '1. NELSON, OF GEM, KANSAS.

'WATER-ELEVATING DEVICE.

Application filed January 24, 1922. Serial No. 531,513.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER T. NnLsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gem, in the county of Thomas and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful Tmprovements in Water-Elevating Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pumping apparatus, particularly to waterelevating devices, and has for its object the provision of a novel waterpumping arrangement by means of which water may be elevated out of awell into a, storage tank without the use of a force pump, the deviceincluding an ordinary pump head which will permit water to be obtainedat the pump while the device is in operation.

An important object is the provision of a-device of this character whichis operated ordinarily by a Windmill but in which the arrangement issuch that inthe case of failure of wind the lift rod associated with thewindmill head may be disconnected and the pump handle attached so thatthe water may be obtained regardless of the adverse conditions.

Still another object is the provision of a mechanism of this characterwhich is so constructed that the entire power driven pumping device maybe disconnected at will and the water be pumped by hand in the usualmanner. 2

Yet another object is the provision of a mechanism of this character inwhich ample means is provided for effecting drainage so as to preventfreezing in cold weather.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this characterwhich will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, and installation,highly efficient in use, positive in action, durable in service and ageneral improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view. the inventionconsists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my complete device showing it associatedwith a well and windmill.

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the windmill head.

Figure 3 is an enlarged elevation of the pump and pump cylinder.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the pumpcylinder and associated parts.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the numeral 10 designates awell platform and 11 designates a common pump head mounted thereon inthe usual manner and having the ordinary spout 12. Leading to the pumpis a pipe 13 which extends downwardly into the well and which carriesthe usual cylinder 14 in which operates a piston 15 carried by a pumprod 16 which extends up into the pump head 11 and with which a handle isordinarily connected. The handle is not shown as it forms no part of thepresent invention and must be removed before the mechanism to bedescribed can be attached. v

The numeral 17 designates a suitable derrick structure upon which ismounted a windmill 18 including the usual windwheel 19, vane or tail 20,thiswheel operating to drive a jack-shaft 21.

Connected with one side of the pump head 11 preferably opposite thespout 12, is a pipe 22 in which is interposed a T 23 with which isconnected the lower end of an ordinary pump cylinder 24 within whichoperates a piston 25 carried by the lower end of a lift rod 26 which hasits upper end connected with the ack shaft 21. The pipe 22 has its freeend closed and by so being, provides an air compression chamber whichmaterially assists the water up into the pump cylinder 24, however, thisend of the pipe can be opened when desired and utilized as will bepresently described. The numeral 27 designates a lift rod which isconnected with the jack shaft and which has its lower end detachablyconnected with the upper end of the piston rod 13 by means of a pin 28which is readily removable at will. Connected with the top of the pumpcylinder 24 is a pipe 29 through which the lift rod 26 operates and thispipe extends a couple of feet, more or less above the top of the storagetank indicted at 30. Interposed in the pipe 29 is a suitable key 31 withwhich is connecteda pipe 32 which leads to the tank.

In order to prevent freezing in cold weather, I provide a pet cock 33 atthe upper portion of the pump cylinder 24, a pet cock 34 at the lowerportion of the pump cylinder, and a drain hole or valve 35 in the pipe13.

by means of this power, the lift rod 26 and 27 are connected with theirassociated parts I whereupon the jack-shaft 21 will'operate to movethese rods up and down and this will result in reciprocation of thepistons 33 and 15 Within the pump cylinder 24 and wellcyli-nder 14respectively.

This will of course operate to lift the wa-' ter from the well and thewater will pass into the pump head 11 and thence through the T 23 intothe pump cylinder 24 from which it will be lifted through the pipe 29and into the pipe 32 discharging into the storage tank. Furthermore, ifit should be sodesired the pump rod 26 might be disconnected whereuponthe water will be lifted from the well but upon reaching the pipe 22will flow therethrough to any desired location instead of beingconducted to the tank.

In case the wind power should fail, it is apparent that the lift rod 27may be disconnected by removing the pin 28 and the ordinary pump handlebe placed in position and secured to the rod 16 in the usual manner sothat the pump may be operated manually. v

. From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will beapparent that I have thus provided-a simply constructed and consequentlyinexpensive pumping device by means of which water may be pumped from awell by wind power, or suitable power if desired and be led to anystor-. age tank or othersuitable location without the employment of anyforce pump, all the parts being so arranged and constructed that 'in theevent of failure of the power the c-ally nothing to get out of order andthat the device should consequently have a long life and efiicientlyperform all the functions for which it is intended. v

, While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of theinvention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right tomake such changes in the. form, construction and arrangement of parts aswill not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of thesubjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention I claim;

In a means for elevating water from a well comprising a cylinderarranged in the well, a pump head in communication with the cylinder, apipe carried by the pump head, a T interposed between the ends of saidpipe, a cylinder supported'by the T, means to. force the water to thepump head, the pipe, and last mentioned cylinder, respectively, and saidpipe having its free end closed forming an air compression chambertherein to assist the water to the last men-' tioned cylinder and meansto force the water from the last mentioned cylinder to a predetermineddestination.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

PETER T. NELSON.

